Scotswood

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 5,872 · 3 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,003 of 6,856 in England
  • #248 of 342 in North East
  • #24 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,687
Median age (est.)38
Density2,755per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above24%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 34%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 39% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Scotswood is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,003 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (60) and lowest on Education (12). Typical homes here sold for about £161,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 74 sales), 21% below the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,427 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 102 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 12 · #6,051
Employment 12 · #6,017
Education 12 · #6,058
Health 12 · #6,044
Crime 12 · #6,024
Housing & access 60 · #2,733
Living environment 52 · #3,309

House prices ?

£161,500median (12m) · -9.0% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£161,50074-9.0%+14.3%
Detached£240,0005+6.4%+19.7%
Semi-detached£174,99543+2.9%+40.0%
Terraced£159,00016+1.0%+20.5%
Flat£135,00010+58.8%+170.0%
This area£161,500
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,427±£4,638 · #5,844 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,425
Price-to-income ?5.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

102 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 600 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #5,013 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences244
Theft74
Burglary30
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson89
Public order & weapons80
Drugs9
Robbery5
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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